Thanks guys. And Michael......I'm liking the idea of your luminlay dot formation in place of a traditional headstock inlay more and more

Ha - I'm just doing that because I don't have the patience or skills for inlays. Mind you, it still takes about an hour to do it on the headstock, and longer when I do it on the trussrod cover (my preferred option).
Of course it's not restricted to Luminlay, you can use any material ... . It just makes sense considering it represents a star constellation.

Ha - I'm just doing that because I don't have the patience or skills for inlays. Mind you, it still takes about an hour to do it on the headstock, and longer when I do it on the trussrod cover (my preferred option).
Of course it's not restricted to Luminlay, you can use any material ... . It just makes sense considering it represents a star constellation.

Ha - I'm just doing that because I don't have the patience or skills for inlays. Mind you, it still takes about an hour to do it on the headstock, and longer when I do it on the trussrod cover (my preferred option).
Of course it's not restricted to Luminlay, you can use any material ... . It just makes sense considering it represents a star constellation.

Hey Nick, yes the shape is definitely F bass inspired. I was originally going to do a standard passive jazz bass but then decided to go down another path. This bass is going to have a number of features that I've always wanted in one bass but never managed to find.

The pickups will be Delano and the preamp will be 3 band Glockenklang....active/passive.

And good choice of electronics (although I have to say that the combination Delano pu and Nordstrand pre works better for me - the Glockenklang in the 5 string Kermit is great, don’t get me wrong, but doesn’t seem to be quite as “authoritative”).